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Diamond Lady

Gottlieb 1988
Strategy updated: July 3rd, 2026

Note: Letters in JACKPOT, shown on backbox, carry over from game to game. You score the jackpot if you are the player to complete the letters.

Strategy

Repeatedly loop the Diamond Hurry-up. Strategically use Multiball to complete or start the hurry-up. Combo inlane to lit spinner.

Skill Shot

Plunge across the lane rollover when the light is on the bottom of three inserts, Spot All Targets. This will start a Diamond hurry-up.

Ruleset

Diamond Hurry-up

  • Qualify by hitting the Spot All Targets on the plunge or by completing all drop targets.

  • During hurry-up, only diamond drop targets will be up, knock them all six down for the hurry-up value (starts at 5M)

  • Completing will start another Diamond hurry-up, continue to loop this feature

  • Locking a ball in the right orbit does not stop the timer

  • Avoid completing Royal Flush as long as possible, will end the hurry-up loop, resetting all drops

Multiball

  • Whenever all six of the Diamond drop targets are completed the right orbit will be lit to lock a ball and place a ball in the shooting lane to start MB

  • Each made top lit lane add +1 playfield X during multiball (max 15X)

  • During MB, everything is multiplied by playfield X except Diamond Hurry-up, Royal Flush, and All Diamonds Down

Royal Flush

  • Collect A K Q J 10 red targets behind the drop banks.

  • Competing scores and advances the lit award on the playfield. It also resets all drop targets and ends a running Diamond Hurry-up

  • Scores 100K, 250K, extra ball, and special. In competition mode, EB and special are worth 500K

Jackpots

  • Complete all of the spade drop targets lights the left ramp green, briefly, to collect a letter in JACKPOT on the backbox.

The left ramp spots all the spades on the right bank

The lane behind the left bank spots the spades on that bank

Hitting both diamond drop targets at the bottom of the left and right bank will spot the spades in the center bank, raise the drop target between the flippers, and start Ace of Spades hurry-up.

Completing all Diamond drop targets also scores and advances the All Diamonds Down value shown on the playfield

Inlanes light the spinners for timed spinner rips

The left outlane kickback is re-lit by making the lane behind the left drop bank, kickback is lasts 30-40 seconds and then unlights

Ace of Hearts (draingerous)

  • Start by hitting both bottom diamond drop targets on the left and right banks.

  • For 10 seconds the Ace target behind the center drop targets is worth 100K

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Backglass image by Wildman